Photos: Heavy flooding hits Australia

Updated 1853 GMT (0253 HKT) January 30, 2013

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Heavy flooding hits Australia – A resident reacts to the damage to his house on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 in Bundaberg, Australia. Parts of southern Queensland experienced record flooding from torrential rains. Floodwaters began receding overnight.

Photos: Heavy flooding hits Australia – Emergency workers patrol flooded streets by boat in Bundaberg on January 29. The coastal town northwest of Brisbane has been particularly hard hit.

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Photos: Heavy flooding hits Australia – A teddy bear floats down a street in Bundaberg on January 29.

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Photos: Heavy flooding hits Australia – A man comforts his daughter on the roof of their flooded house in Bundaberg on January 29. More than 2,000 homes have been inundated with water in the town, the mayor said.

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Photos: Heavy flooding hits Australia – Water engulfs houses in Bundaberg on January 29. The town's hospital has been evacuated as floodwaters advance.